Monthly Archives: June 2014

Two-thirds of Singaporeans will get permanent government subsidies on paying Medishield Life premium. My household of three belongs to the category of one-thirds who gets no more subsidies from Year 5 onwards when the transitional subsidies end. We are in … Continue reading →

With reference to my blog written on 7 June 2014, I wrote: “The government will provide subsidies for bottom two-thirds of households to help them cope with increase in premium as a result of Medishield Life. Details are still sketchy … Continue reading →

From the start of Chapter 1, the story plunged straight into suspense. That was why I pursued till the end of the fiction over a week. ‘Inferno” is 620 pages long, longer than it needs be for one to grasp … Continue reading →

Each time when I was asked about matters concerning CPF, I could only remember few details and at times only vaguely. I had to always go to CPF web-pages to source for answers. Questions such as “How is the Retirement … Continue reading →

Fifty four per cent polled here are unhappy at work. Singapore is second most dissatisfied in Asia-Pacific in this poll. (Global recruitment firm, Randstad) Looking back eight years ago and on reflection, I have to admit that I experienced burn-out … Continue reading →

I thought I have gotten over fear, less frightened than before. But no, I had been staring at fear again this week. Intellectually, I know that fear is irrational and without basis as it is to do with the unknown … Continue reading →

We can see the end of first half of this year. How are stock markets doing? The year-to-date percentage change between two dates are provided in the table below. Stock Indices 31.12.2013 09.06.2014 Change Sensex (India) 21,170.68 25,580.21 20.8% Taiwan … Continue reading →